Perisher Ski Resort Access and Parking

kiitos on 22/07/2024 - 10:00
Last edited 22/07/2024 - 10:00

We want to go to the snow for a day as we're in the area. The kids would like to toboggan so Perisher looks like the place to go.

Where can I see definitively if the car park is full? I've seen some posts on Facebook the last couple of days from people on the community saying they had been turning cars back on the weekend but can't find an official website showing the car parking status. There's a webcam for their carousel but I don't know how much of it it shows, or if there are multiple car parks.

What route should I take? If I put perisher ski resort in Google Maps it takes me a long route around the top, but should I be able to park at the ski tube and walk from there? It seems a shorter route to do this, but on Maps it shows a closure after the ski tube.

Travel Perisher

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  • HamBoi69 on 22/07/2024 - 10:20
    +1

    Perisher looks like the place to go.

    Yep. Great for tobogganing.

    Where can I see definitively if the car park is full?

    There'll be signs at the car park. You cannot check ahead. Webcams are for snow and not car park views.

    It seems a shorter route to do this, but on Maps it shows a closure after the ski tube.

    Simply read on the Perisher website. I would recommend getting the Skitube rather than parking up there.

    • SBOB on 22/07/2024 - 10:32

      they actually added a car park cam this year
      https://www.ski.com.au/snowcams/australia/nsw/perisherblue/p…

      • kiitos on 22/07/2024 - 10:48

        Yep, that's the one I was looking at. I can see via Google Maps satellite view that the cam is showing the furthest part of the car park, so I guess it's a good indication of the car park being full or not.

    • kiitos on 22/07/2024 - 10:50
      +1

      would recommend getting the Skitube rather than parking up there

      That's definitely the easiest, most reliable way to do it, but it would be expensive for us as 5 adults (the kids are adults too), $375!

      • HamBoi69 on 22/07/2024 - 11:02

        Going to the snow isn't cheap. Prices have been like that for years. That's why sometimes a season pass can be cheaper.

        • kiitos on 22/07/2024 - 11:05
          +1

          I agree, if we were going for a week or even a weekend the ski tube cost isn't that bad, but for a day (and really, just a few hours at most) it's a bit eye watering.

          • HamBoi69 on 22/07/2024 - 11:56

            @kiitos: No way around it, unless you booked months in advance to get sustaintial discounts. Trust me, coming from someone whos been Skiing for years, these prices are always expensive, hence why it just about breaks even getting a season pass, and the business wins.

    • ozprash on 22/07/2024 - 11:12

      The kids would enjoy the Skitube ride as well through the mountain and tunnel. I preferred this rather than fighting for parking at Perisher.

  • Fredfloresjr on 22/07/2024 - 10:27

    Hit or miss.

    Start calling the Holy Spirits once you see the snow on the road.

  • SBOB on 22/07/2024 - 10:35
    +1

    What route should I take? If I put perisher ski resort in Google Maps it takes me a long route around the top, but should I be able to park at the ski tube and walk from there? It seems a shorter route to do this, but on Maps it shows a closure after the ski tube.

    No idea what map you're looking at

    There is one driving route up the hill, which from Jindabyne is a ~30min drive (in good weather, much slower in poor). National park entry pass is the only cost, parking is 'free' when available up at Perisher/Smiggins area.
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/RCpm8PW6qgokcC3i6

    Or you take the not so cheap ski tube train up ($75/adult, $42/kid, plus mountain access card, and not 100% sure you can do this without lift passes), park for free at the ski tube terminal at Bullocks Flat which is ~20mins from Jindabyne and dont have to pay National park entry pass.
    https://maps.app.goo.gl/RcXPU4RxXYzpTUF1A

    Based on the car park cam above, there's parking a short way up the roadside, and tobogganing at Perisher is only on the hillside over near the car park anyway.
    I'd drive and pay the National Park fee.

    • kiitos on 22/07/2024 - 10:59

      No idea what map you're looking at

      This one: https://imgur.com/a/Ogw59Nc

      The web cam seems to show cars coming up Kosciuszko Rd but Google Maps is taking a longer route.

      Thanks for the advice, especially about the extra roadside parking I hadn't noticed. Hopefully the crowds will be a little less tomorrow.

      • SBOB on 22/07/2024 - 11:28
        +2

        This one: https://imgur.com/a/Ogw59Nc

        that 100% is not a road you can drive, but would be massively impressive to try.
        Those lined up for the ridge quad at Blue Cow would be impressed :)

        should be less tomorrow as schools back (pupil free day for many today i expect)

  • FoxJump on 22/07/2024 - 11:59
    +2

    What about little Selwyn?

    • bcarp on 22/07/2024 - 12:32

      Yes, for beginners or non skiers, this is the way to go.

    • kiitos on 22/07/2024 - 13:49

      What sort of non skiing activities can you do there?

      • FoxJump on 22/07/2024 - 14:05

        i went on a tyre tube down a slide on the old Selwyn - before it got burnt to a crisp

      • bcarp on 22/07/2024 - 16:05
        +1

        Tobogganing, making snowman, playing in the snow. Not so much the bars and clubs, but more general kids play.

      • dtc on 22/07/2024 - 16:51
        +2

        If Selwyn has snow then its a better/cheaper option than Perisher. There is no accommodation at the resort but if its a day trip then that doesnt matter, plus access is easier. There is a toboggan park with a lift, if anyone decides they want a ski lesson then its right there and a good beginners slope (Perisher is ok for this as well). You can wander around.

        A day at the snow when you are not skiing is really 1/2 day. Toboggan for an hour maybe, wander around, have lunch, build some snowmen or whatever then go home. You wont last a full day, its not that interesting. You could look into snow shoe hiking (probably have to rent the snow shoes at Jindabyne) or X-country skiing. Or plan a stop over at Adaminaby or even Cooma for early dinner and an evening in front of a fire or something.

  • Odin on 23/07/2024 - 07:56
    +1

    Get to the car park before 8am and you'll find plenty of space. After 8am it's a risk it might be full.

  • mitchalbrown on 23/07/2024 - 08:12
    +1

    Or Thredbo? I think it’s $100 for parking/park pass so cheaper than the tube up to Perisher for the family and it’s such a nice little village.

  • kiitos on 23/07/2024 - 16:33
    +2

    Thank you all.

    Perisher was busy again today and we ended up going to Selwyn as we hadn't been there before and got tickets for their toboggan field. It was good to see a new area - the approach through Kiandra was pretty.

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